The other wife

[curt-s]

Trust me, if anyone can relate to that its me. I was there, and best thing I did was just chilled out a bit. I took a step back, and enjoyed doing other things for a little while. Forcing something is a great way to BREAK something. Take that as literal or figurative as you like, but I live by it.


It'll be worth it in the end, but yeah. Nothing wrong with taking a breather and just getting the motivation back.

The problem is, I don't have much going on otherwise. I put things in motion in certain ways specifically to free myself up for the build. That includes paying 10k to have someone else build a fence and deck for us so that I didn't spend my entire summer doing it myself

and now that's also stalled because they've overbooked themselves and everyone is getting a diluted version of progress. I've been waiting over a week just to get an updated building plan to submit back to the permits office. Turns out you can have 10,000lb capacity steel ground screws as a foundational support and it's just fine, but as long as it's concrete, it needs an engineer stamp. FK sakes.

Anyway. I cleared out my summer for this and now that it's not happening, I'm totally $&@!ING bored off my ass.

 

[DreamChaser7]

I’ve got plenty of stuff I can’t get caught up on around here…you like trimming trees? Pressure washing?

 

[curt-s]

I’ve got plenty of stuff I can’t get caught up on around here…you like trimming trees? Pressure washing?

Trimmed enough trees at our last property but pressure washing, sure. I charge mileage, however.

 

[curt-s]

Got some measurements.

Mains (after second round of line honing since shop #1 messed up the first time): 0.0021 - 0.0023
Rods, brand new Eagles: 0.0026 - 0.0027 with STD ACL bearings. Kings measured out on the last set of rods (that I've since replaced because they were 0.003+) at 0.0002 less.
So, with King XP rods, I could expect 0.0024 - 0.0025. They may be harder than ACLs, though, so I'm not sure which I will ultimately run.

Shop #2 will touch the pin ends, if needed, and see about that crank scratch early next week. There goes June.

 

[curt-s]

It now begins...

...with the short block

 

[curt-s]

Totally forgot how long it takes to tape off a block

The red engine enamel (with pectin or ceramic or something) smells like licorice.

 

[CrackedDSM]

Totally forgot how long it takes to tape off a block

The red engine enamel (with pectin or ceramic or something) smells like licorice.

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Reminds me of the red caliper paint I had. It had something in it that made it smell like male cat spray/urine. Not even joking. Even my wife came out and was like "did a cat spray out here?" after I sprayed the VC.

Cat urine aside though, that stuff bonded and dried like cement. Honestly think I could strike the VC with a hammer and the paint wouldn't chip.

 

[curt-s]

Reminds me of the red caliper paint I had. It had something in it that made it smell like male cat spray/urine. Not even joking. Even my wife came out and was like "did a cat spray out here?" after I sprayed the VC.

Cat urine aside though, that stuff bonded and dried like cement. Honestly think I could strike the VC with a hammer and the paint wouldn't chip.

Never considered caliper paint for the VC before. HMMMmm

 

[CrackedDSM]

Never considered caliper paint for the VC before. HMMMmm

I didn’t either until I had it in hand and then I was like, why don’t more of us use this? It’s designed for high heat and lots of abrasive chemical and particulate abuse.

So far so good. I’ve been in the engine bay a ton, resting tools and tool cases on top of the VC and is yet to get a single scuff or scratch.

 

[curt-s]

Shop told me they opened the pin ends of my Eagle rods to give 0.0006" clearance to the wrist pins of my Manleys (I foolishly didn't give them a spec but he did mention 0.001 or a tad more when I was there being an option for higher HP motors).. I think I'll take them back tomorrow morning and have them go to 0.001".